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Hi,Ebay nr:300111075635 (please use the search on the top of the page to go to the ebay item as this supports the board)I dont know anything about Royal Crown Derby but are these what is used to denote that it is a sellable weight? Hoe are they normally applied? ...am I right in thinking that between these and the engraving kit discussed in the cafe my chinese weights have the potential to gain a lot of value Kind regards

The point about these gold stoppers is that Royal Crown Derby don't mark their factory second paperweights other than by putting in a silver stopper rather than a gold one.

So there is a thriving market in gold stoppers, as if you buy a silver stoppered paperweight, or one without a stopper, and put in your new gold stopper you can increase the value of your paperweight dramatically.

Same thing happens for Wade pigs.

you could TRY them with your Chinese weights.... certainly can't hurt!!

HmmmJust had another look at that and I think it has finely sunken into the fat skull.The only difference between a first and a second is the colour of the seal? BUT where do the seals come from?.....now where is that penny that dropped

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And I presume for a novice there is (as with glass paperweights, unless they have something like GIIG etched on them) not much to tell the difference between a second and a first?...and at the prices...eeeek!

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